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Asia-Pacific: Forest solutions for post COVID-19 challenges
25/02/2022
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - There are immense opportunities for the forestry sector to contribute to post-pandemic recovery, as governments across the region are pledging hundreds of millions dollars on green initiatives, FAO’s Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) learned this ...
What can we do about ecosystem degradation?
25/02/2022
Here’s what FAO is doing to help in this United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Forests vital for green recovery in the Asia-Pacific region
22/02/2022
The ways in which forests can contribute to COVID-19 pandemic recovery will be in focus as FAO’s Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission (APFC) meets this week.
Broadening forestry education to tackle the climate crisis
17/02/2022
New generations of students help adapt local knowledge and practices to a changing world.
FAO survey reveals key action areas for UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration
25/01/2022
Rome – A FAO-led global capacity needs assessment has identified key priority areas to achieve and sustain restoration goals at scale and support the United Nations (UN) Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021–2030.
To halt deforestation, we must empower smaller businesses in the legal timber trade
07/01/2022
Find out how FAO is working with small- and medium-sized businesses to promote the legal timber trade. More than 140 countries in November pledged to work collectively to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030 at the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
Producer groups key to empowering rural women in Nepal
24/12/2021
Women-led cooperatives pave a path to independence and benefit rural communities.
Unlocking climate funding for forest and farm producers
14/12/2021
A new toolkit published by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today aims to help connect national forest and farm producer organizations to climate change finance globally.
Eco-travelling with mountain communities
10/12/2021
Tourism initiatives that support mountain peoples and their environment
Sustainable tourism can offer mountain communities a path to prosperity and inclusion
10/12/2021
FAO and UNWTO launch new publication at high-level event to celebrate International Mountain Day 2021.
Ethical fashion can transform lives in the world’s mountains
10/12/2021
Ethical fashion has enormous potential to change lives for the better.
Safeguarding mountain vegetation: FAO receives 2021 GEO Sustainable Development Goals Award
26/11/2021
The organization’s work on measuring and monitoring SDG indicator 15.4.2, the Mountain Green Cover Index (MGCI), awarded at GEO Week 2021.
Innovative forestry approaches needed to boost food security in drylands
23/11/2021
Boosting the capacity of forests and agrosilvopastoral systems in drylands to alleviate poverty and contribute to food security.
Foresta2021 and the European Forest Week to discuss the future of forests
18/11/2021
Experts, policymakers, business leaders and national delegates will gather at Foresta2021 and European Forest Week , 22-25 November 2021, to discuss strategic solutions for the future of forests.
A revamped state-of-the-art forest and land monitoring tool to reverse forest loss and combat climate change
18/11/2021
Rome - Producing sound data on forests and land-use has become easier with the launch of a new phase of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ (FAO) state-of-the-art forest and land monitoring platform
FAO unveils rooftop farm at Rome headquarters
17/11/2021
FAO has installed a prototype rooftop farm at its Rome headquarters to highlight how innovative technology can help increase access to healthy diets from sustainable agri-food systems.
Africa’s Great Green Wall gives viable return on investments, FAO-led study finds
16/11/2021
Africa’s Great Green Wall programme to combat desertification in the Sahel region is not only crucial to the battle against climate change but also makes commercial sense for investors.
Webinar: Forests and fibre: a renewable and sustainable solution to the Just Transition, economic recovery, circular economy and climate change
11/11/2021
Glasgow, United Kingdom - Jointly organized by the South African producer responsibility organization for paper and paper packaging, Fibre Circle, and the International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), the webinar entitled ...
Enhancing sustainable forest landscapes and tackling commodity-driven deforestation through better data: a new $13.7 million initiative financed by USAID
09/11/2021
The Forest Data Partnership, co-led by FAO and World Resources Institute, will improve access to geospatial data to help reduce deforestation and restore degraded lands.
FAO becomes Global Landscapes Forum 32nd charter member
08/11/2021
FAO is seeking to strengthen its contribution to the broad-based alliances for change that are critically needed to transform current unequal and unsustainable development pathways – by becoming a Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) charter member.